There can only even be 21M BTC ever. Title is derp'd
simmerup•8h ago
Until they change the alogrithm anyway
adastra22•7h ago
There is no “they” able to change the algorithm.
sjsdaiuasgdia•7h ago
A consensus of miners is still a "they".
adastra22•6h ago
Even a unanimous agreement of all miners would be unable to change consensus rules. These rules are not set by miners.
adastra22•7h ago
“15B in BTC” — please fix the title
baobabKoodaa•6h ago
How did they seize it?
jacknews•5h ago
What I read is they hacked wallets that had the 'Milk Sad' vulnerability (predictable private key), but I'm skeptical as that's an old CVE, IMHO it's more likely an infrastructure or communications hack or a wrench attack - the suspect is now 'missing'.
baobabKoodaa•5h ago
A bit conspiratorial to think the DoJ "wrenched" the keys out of the suspect, especially since the suspect is now missing
jacknews•4h ago
Of course it is, OTOH the nature of this 'enterprise' has been visible for quite a while now, and I'm sure, investigated quite intensively (by more than DoJ), and 'missing' only means that the general public doesn't know where he is.
geor9e•2h ago
Trainwreck of a headline. Suggestion: DOJ seeks $15B Bitcoin forfeiture from Cambodian forced labor scam.
eevilspock•9h ago